Attraction and Intimacy

Question 1

Need to belong

Answer 1

motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide positive and ongoing interaction

Question 2

Cyberostracism

Answer 2

when you interact with someone whom you’d never meet; can be harmful

Question 3

3 basic motivations

Answer 3

belonging; competence; autonomy

Question 4

Mere-exposure effect

Answer 4

something to be more liked when repeatedly exposed to it

Question 5

Functional distance

Answer 5

how often people’s paths cross

Question 6

Ostracism

Answer 6

elicits aggression

Question 7

Physical attraction

Answer 7

think attractive people are happier

Question 8

Sternberg love triangle

Answer 8

passion; intimacy; commitment

Question 9

Theory of passionate love (Hatfield)

Answer 9

psychological experience of being biologically aroused by someone we find attractive

Question 10

Passionate love

Answer 10

intense longing for union with another; being “in love”

Question 11

Two-factor theory of emotion

Answer 11

arousal and label

Question 12

Caudate

Answer 12

part of brain activated is dopamine rich and is associated with rewards

Question 13

Companionate love

Answer 13

affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined

Question 14

Secure attachment

Answer 14

70% of infants and adults

Question 15

Avoidant attachment

Answer 15

20%; marked by discomfort over

Question 16

Anxious attachment

Answer 16

10%; marked by anxiety and ambivalence

Question 17

Self-disclosure

Answer 17

revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others

Question 18

Disclosure reciprocity

Answer 18

the tendency for one person’s intimacy or self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner

Question 19

Equity

Answer 19

outcomes people perceive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute